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Thursday, September 26, 2013

Yankees Lose to Rays, Ending Postseason Chances

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By Nick Ziegler (@Ziggy26x)

September 25th, 2013

Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Post
Game Recap

Final Score: Rays 8 Yankees 3

The New York Yankees lost yet again to
the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night, and with the loss the Yankees
are now (82-76) on the season, and have been mathematically
eliminated from the playoffs this season.

Yankees Starter Phil Hughes got the
start in this one, and in all likelihood pitched his last game as a
Yankee, and earned his 14th loss of the season. In the
first inning Hughes gave up a RBI double to James Loney, which scored
Wil Myers. In the third inning Hughes would fall apart and get pulled
after a RBI single by David DeJesus, the Rays would load the bases
leading to the hook from Joe Girardi. Hughes final start as a Yankee
wasn’t good at all, as he went just two innings allowing three runs
on seven hits and one walk. Hughes will be entering free agency after
a horrible season going (4-14) with a 5.19 ERA for the season.

David Huff would get the Yankees out of
the bases loaded jam only allowing one run, which was charged to
Hughes, but Huff would struggle after that. In the sixth inning the
Rays would break the game open, as Evan Longoria hit a three-run home
run, which was followed up by a solo-home run from DeJesus, making it
a 7-2 game. Huff would finish his relief appearance going 3.2 innings
allowing four runs on five hits and one walk.

David Price came through with a very
good start for the Rays, as he picked up his ninth win of the season,
helping the Rays continued push for a Wild Card spot. In the first
inning Robinson Cano would answer the Rays first inning run with one
for the Yankees with a RBI double that scored Eduardo Nunez. In the
third inning Nunez would get the best of Price with a solo-home run,
which was his third of the season. Price wouldn’t allow anymore
runs after that though, as he finished going seven innings allowing
just two runs on six hits, with eight strikeouts.

In the eighth inning the Yankees would
get their final run of the game, as with the bases loaded Lyle
Overbay was able to work a walk off of Joel Peralta, but Peralta
would get Curtis Granderson to ground out after that to end the
inning, and end the Yankee threat.

Longoria in the ninth inning would get
one more run for the Rays for good measure, as he hit another home
run this time being a solo-home run off of Preston Claiborne, and
Longoria now has 31 home runs for the season, nine of which have been
against the Yankees.

Next up for the Yankees will be their
final game at home for the season, as Mariano Rivera will say goodbye
to Yankees Stadium, and Ivan Nova (9-5, 3.13) will be on the mound to
face Alex Cobb (10-3, 2.90).